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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Automatic Bar Controls, Inc., Vacaville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Juha K. Salmela, Citrus Heights, CA (US);
James M. Tuyls, Vacaville, CA (US);
Richard A. Martindale, Vacaville, CA (US);
Assignee:
AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROL, INC., Vacaville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 35/04 (2006.01); F04C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 5/00 (2013.01); F04C 2240/802 (2013.01); F04C 2270/16 (2013.01); F05C 2203/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible impeller pump includes improved flexible impeller geometry, an impeller shaft having protruding portions that produce a stronger and more durable connection between the impeller shaft and the flexible impeller, a smoother housing cam surface, and wear resistant surfaces that are disposed between end faces of the flexible impeller and adjacent housing end walls.